Opening two days of much-anticipated testimony, Gen. David H. Petraeus, told Congress that the significant progress that has been made in Afghanistan is “fragile and reversible.”

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Petraeus Says Progress in Afghan War Remains ‘Fragile’

In the last two days hundreds of illegal migrants have arrived by sea on the Italian island of Lampedusa after setting sail from the Tunisian coast.

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VIDEO: Italy prepares for N Africa refugees

Train services will be affected from midnight as two days of industrial action by Arriva Trains Wales drivers begin.

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Two-day train strike to go ahead

Thousands of joyous Bahrainis retook a major square in the heart of the capital — two days after security forces ousted demonstrators from the spot in a deadly attack.

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Protesters retake key landmark in Bahrain capital

Robert Kubica will stay in intensive care for another two days until a final operation on his elbow, his Renault team say.

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Kubica condition ‘good’ after op

Egypt’s military authorities say they are dissolving the country’s parliament and suspending the constitution, two days after taking power.

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Egypt’s army dissolves parliament

Houston’s mayor and police department were on the defensive Friday, two days after graphic video came out showing several police repeatedly kicking and beating a 15-year-old burglary suspect as he lay on the ground.

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Teen’s police beating caught on tape

Should we cut Social Security to “save” it from cuts? Just two days after the President pledged during the State of the Union address to improve Social Security “without putting at risk current retirees” and “without slashing benefits for future generations” the program is again being subjected to widespread, misleading attacks in the media. read more

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Cut Social Security to "Save" It From Cuts?

For the second time in two days, Iraqi security forces were attacked by a bomber, who blew up an ambulance packed with explosives, killing at least five.

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Insurgents Renew Attacks on Iraqi Security Troops

A sleepless Michael Jackson begged Dr. Conrad Murray for propofol the day he died, the doctor said in a police interview two days after Jackson’s death.

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Doctor: Jackson begged for propofol

A glitch on Apple’s iPhone has stopped its built-in alarm clocks going off, leaving many people oversleeping on the first two days of the New Year.

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iPhone alarms hit by New Year glitch

A glitch on Apple’s iPhone stops its alarm clock going off, leaving many people oversleeping on the first two days of the New Year.

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iPhone alarms in New Year glitch

More than 1.3 million shoppers spend £120m during the first two days of Boxing Day sales in London’s West End, retailers say.

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Shoppers spend £120m in West End

Workers at Northern Rail go on strike for two days over a dispute about bank holiday pay.

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Rail conductors walk out over pay

After South Korea’s military exercise two days ago didn’t get a reaction from the North, they’ve decided to do a bigger drill, featuring more artillery, jets, and with a 100-foot steel Christmas tree on the border that the North has denounced as…

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S. Korea Heats Up War Games